The correct answer for the given question above would be the second option. Based on the given excerpt from “Sea Fever” by John Masefield, the sound device that is most notable in this excerpt is ASSONANCE. Assonance is a the repetition of the sound of a vowel of two or more words close to one another.
Answer:
Verbal Irony.
Explanation: Because, the character intention is the opposite of what she is saying.
Separate
The sentence uses the word distinctive in the context "three distinct ways". Then the excerpt lists the three ways the 10K is special. Seeing that each of those ways are separate and different it is clear that "distinct" means "separate" in this context.